Search Results

Keywords: Grist mills

Site Pages

These sites were created for each contributing partner or as part of collaborative community projects through Maine Memory. Learn about collaborative projects on MMN.


Site Page

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Farmington's First Grist Mill

"The grist mill allowed the first crops of wheat and corn to be milled into flour, which greatly increased the kinds of food the settlers ate, as well…"

Site Page

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 1 of 4

"… and shingles, shovel handles, grains from the grist mills, cheese and starch making facilities, and wool carding products."

Site Page

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 4 of 5

"… of Boston, was authorized to build the first grist mill, the first saw mills and develop the water power that flows out of Lake Webb, down Webb…"

Site Page

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 2 of 4

"… supplies normally needed in the operation of its mills? It took careful planning and considerable ingenuity to keep the Oxford mills operating."

Site Page

Western Maine Foothills Region - Continental Paper Bag Company

"Many of the women worked at the mill while still in their teens. Adeline Gallant recalled the mill closing so the women could go see the men leave to…"

Site Page

Western Maine Foothills Region - Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. - Page 1 of 2

"… and around the Falls, his plans for dams, canal, mills, a power company, and a water district could not be finalized."

Site Page

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 4 of 4

"The Rumford mill fit perfectly into Boise's growing family of pulp and paper mills. It equipped the company with its first major manufacturing…"

Site Page

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"In the late 19th century, as paper mills, textile mills, and shoe factories proliferated along the Androscoggin, additional waves of immigrants, in…"

Site Page

Western Maine Foothills Region - Building Boom and Piers above the Falls

"The rivers were the main way of getting the logs to the mills at that time. The piers were built on the river ice during the winter months (January…"

Site Page

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 3 of 4

"This addition would require many alterations and additions to processes though out the mill. The greatest change was that process waters had to be…"

Site Page

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 1 of 4

"First Two Machines at Oxford Mill, Rumford, ca. 1901Greater Rumford Area Historical Society Production at the new mill began on November 9, 1901…"

Site Page

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mt. Zircon Reservoir - Page 1 of 3

"However, the growth of the mills had also greatly increased the need for water, beyond the capabilities of these facilities."

Site Page

Western Maine Foothills Region - Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. - Page 2 of 2

"Individual donations to the Library; to mill workers at Christmas, and park maintenance were also attributed to him."

Site Page

Western Maine Foothills Region - Byron

"… come and go: spruce gum, several lumber mills, farming, mining of phosphate, and even gold mining, which continues today."

Site Page

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 1 of 3

"… At the time of incorporation a cluster of mills had previously been established around the dams built on Webb River, the boundary line between…"

Site Page

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"The mill finally closed around 1990 and today stands empty. Peru is now considered a bedroom town, mainly for the employees of the paper mill in…"

Site Page

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 2 of 4

"… existing in 1895 included Rumford Corner, Abbotts Mills, North Rumford, East Side Ellis River, No. 9 East Rumford, No. 12 Red Hill, and No."

Site Page

Western Maine Foothills Region - About the Project

"In the River Valley towns, the NewPage paper mill dominates the economy. While the mill’s payroll is less than half of what it was 40 years ago, it…"

Site Page

Western Maine Foothills Region - Fires in Rumford

"… housed many of the less well-paid workers of the mills. According to a Rumford Falls Times article of August 4, 1923 by a Mr."

Site Page

Western Maine Foothills Region - A Man's Life in a Suitcase

"A Man's Life in a Suitcase John Edward Barry, Mexico, 1939 Mexico Historical Society Text by Irene Hutchinson Images contributed by Mexico…"

Site Page

Western Maine Foothills Region - Leonard Trask, the Wonderful Invalid

"Leonard Trask, the Wonderful Invalid Text by Shirley Dolloff and Constance V. Bragdon Photo contributed by Peru Historical Society Leonard Trask was…"

Site Page

Western Maine Foothills Region - Buckfield

"Buckfield A Brief History of Buckfield By Jared Eastman, sophomore Breanna Bellefontaine's class, Buckfield Jr./Sr."

Site Page

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"Rumford Mechanics Institute of Rumford, ca. 1911Greater Rumford Area Historical Society Fun and recreational needs of the town were also…"

Site Page

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 4 of 4

"Rumford In summary, Rumford poet, Thomas Fallon’s poem “Pennacook Falls”, tells the story of our great Androscoggin, without which there would be…"